She released her latest album, “La Bella Mafia,” last year. The diminutive Jones, who plays up the image of a sexy, scantily clad gangstress as Lil’ Kim, won a Grammy Award in 2001 for teaming up with Christina Aguilera (news), Pink, Mya and Missy Elliott for a remake of “Lady Marmalade,” on the soundtrack to the hit film “Moulin Rouge.” Jones is also accused of denying that she knew Jackson. While under oath before the grand jury, Jones and Dopwell repeatedly stated that Butler was not present during the incident, according to the charges. Both men have pleaded guilty to firing shots that injured one man. Both men are currently serving prison terms for state weapon charges. Wednesday, Hip Hop Honey Lil Kim AKA Kimberly Jones was sentenced 12 months and a day in prison after admitting she was wrong to lie to a grand jury investigating two of her associates, Suif Jackson and Damion Butler involved in a 2001 shooting outside a radio station. Jackson is charged with firing a fully automatic machine gun. The two other defendants in the case, Butler and Suif Jackson, a bodyguard and friend, were indicted for firing guns during the incident. Jones and Monique Dopwell, a friend who was with her at the time, were indicted for lying to the grand jury about their knowledge of the shooters and the motive behind the incident. appeared as on-air guests.Īfter they left the studio, members of Jones’ entourage and a rival hip-hop group were involved in a shootout, in which one man was injured.Ī video showed Jones standing on the street during the shootout and then jumping into a limo with people suspected in the incident. 25, 2001, incident outside Hot 97 radio station where Jones and associates from the rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. But Gerald McKelvey, a spokesman for Kim and her manager and co-defendant Damion Butler, said: “They pleaded not guilty and expect to be vindicated in court.” Magistrate Judge Douglas Eaton allowed Kim to be released on a $500,000 personal recognizance bond.Īfter the arraignment, Kim told reporters she had been advised not to comment. The obstruction count carries a possible maximum prison term of 10 years, and all the other charges carry possible five-year terms. She is charged with one count of conspiracy, three counts of perjury, three counts of making false statements and one count of obstruction. Lil’ Kim, 28, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was among four people, including one of her managers, named in an indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court. Hip-hop artist Lil’ Kim pleaded not guilty today (April 14) to charges she lied to a grand jury investigating a 2001 shootout involving members of her entourage outside a Manhattan radio station.
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